misfolding

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noun

An incorrect folding (especially of a protein).

OriginEnglish folding ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

misfolding1

nounmisfolding (plural misfoldings)

plural misfoldings

  1. An incorrect folding (especially of a protein).

    We can rule out misfolding of recombinant Acp12p as a reason for this, because we have observed pantetheinylation of this protein by the A.

    2015 November 26, “Characterisation of the Candida albicans Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Ppt2 as a Potential Antifungal Drug Target”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

misfolding2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of misfold

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishfolding
  10. Englishmisfolding

From mis- + folding.

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APA

misfolding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfolding

MLA

“misfolding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfolding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misfolding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfolding.

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